Severe amnesia after hypoglycemia. Clinical, psychometric, and magnetic resonance imaging correlations

Abstract

Objective: To determine the correlation between clinical, psychometric, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings after an episode of hypoglycemic coma resulting in amnesia.

Research design and methods: Detailed psychometric assessment, especially memory testing, performed with MRI in a man with severe amnesia after hypoglycemic coma.

Results: Psychometric testing confirmed impaired immediate recall. MRI findings were consistent with a lesion in the left temporal lobe.

Conclusions: This is the first description of MRI in determining the neurological damage in hypoglycemic coma.